Fiji earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 137 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 137 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Thu, Apr 21, 2016, 10:43 AM GMT+12 (22:43 UTC), 617 km (383 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-04-20 22:43:52 UTC
Depth
616.8 km (383.3 mi), deep
Epicenter
18.034° S, 179.389° W
Region
Fiji
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 11.2 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
126

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.7235 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3811 days ago · 571 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.2197 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3810 days ago · 548 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.3231 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3810 days ago · 550 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 5.2229 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3800 days ago · 539 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.1142 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3798 days ago · 608 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.3217 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3797 days ago · 588 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.3229 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3797 days ago · 597 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.4207 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3796 days ago · 527 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 4.1125 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3791 days ago · 670 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 4.5226 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3784 days ago · 589 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.5147 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3771 days ago · 598 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.1205 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3771 days ago · 549 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 4.6225 km E of Levuka, Fiji · 3818 days ago · 632 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.1199 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3826 days ago · 542 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.9218 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji · 3834 days ago · 510 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005kar. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC.